The 2020 Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging REU at Illinois has been cancelled due to the ongoing requirement for social distancing mandated by the State of Illinois in response to the coronavirus pandemic. If you have questions, please contact Program Coordinator Marina Marjanovic at marinam@illinois.edu. We thank you for your patience during this challenging time.
PROGRAM INCLUDES
- Hands-on mentored research and training in state-of-the-art facilities
- $5,000 stipend and travel support
- Room and board
- Potential travel to the BMES Annual Meeting
- Field trips, social activities, networking events, and professional development opportunities
ELIGIBILITY
- Undergraduates majoring in any science, engineering, or math discipline
- Students with a 3.0 or higher GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents enrolled in a U.S. college or university
- Students from underrepresented minority groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply
FACULTY MENTORS & RESEARCH TOPICS
- Catherine Best: Mouse brain cartography using spatial light interference microscopy
- Rohit Bhargava: Label-free spectroscopic imaging of cancer tissue
- Stephen Boppart: Advanced multi-modal optical microscopy
- Wawrzyniec L. Dobrucki: Multiscale multi-modal imaging of ischemic tissue after therapy
- Martha Gillette: Imaging neuron-muscle interaction dynamics
- Michael Insana: Pre-clinical ultrasonic anatomical and blood-perfusion imaging
- Mark Anastasio: Biomedical image computing with machine learning
- Pablo Perez-Pinera: Imaging native proteins in living cells
- Andrew Smith: Imaging single cytokines on living cells
- Brad P. Sutton: Imaging the brain microstructure with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
REQUIRED MATERIALS
- Application form
- Resume
- Unofficial transcripts
- Letter of recommendation
Program contact: Marina Marjanovic, marinam@illinois.edu.
The Department of Bioengineering is grateful to the U of I Graduate College for special assistance with the REU application.